>> joe biden is passionate about these issues. especially when it comes to fighting for the middle class. and that came through in the debate clearly. >> did paul ryan seem like the same person you have been sitting next to during the debate? did he change for the debate? >> i do not think he changed. i think one thing that has been a little different starting with the republican convention is that i get the impression, i did not know if this is the case, that there are some things that paul ryan is saying that he might not have said before. his speech, as you know was a heyday for the fact checkers. his convention speech. the next day. i will leave it at that. >> if president obama is reelected, paul ryan welcome back to the house. in a somewhat different position than the left. more prominent. in some respects, one of the possible candidates for 2016. do you think that will have an influence on the budget talks? >> i am assuming it will have some impact. it is hard to know exactly what impact. what we have seen so far in terms o